Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL)
Georgia's own 24-hour line for mental health, substance use, and developmental disability crises. They can send a mobile crisis team to you.
1-800-715-4225- Free
- 24/7
- Statewide
- Government
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All three are free, any hour. You do not need insurance, an ID, or a good reason.
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If you need help in Georgia
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All 96 entries, black and white, made to survive a photocopier. 988 is printed on every page.
This is a list of people who will pick up the phone. Food, a bed, the power bill, a doctor, a lawyer, someone to talk to at three in the morning. Most of it is free. None of it requires you to believe anything.
Someone to talk to, right now
All of these are free. None of them will judge you. You do not have to be suicidal to call — "I am not okay" is reason enough.
Veterans Crisis Line
Staffed by people who understand military service. You do not need to be enrolled in VA care.
988, then press 1Or text 838255
- Free
- 24/7
- Text available
The Trevor Project
Crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people under 25, by phone, text, or chat.
1-866-488-7386Or text START to 678-678
- Free
- 24/7
- Text available
- Youth
Trans Lifeline
A peer support line run by and for trans people. They do not call police or emergency services without your consent.
1-877-565-8860- Free
SAMHSA National Helpline
A national line for mental health and substance use. They will refer you to treatment and support near you.
1-800-662-4357- Free
- 24/7
- Español
- Government
NAMI Georgia Helpline
Information, support groups, and help navigating the mental health system from people who have been through it.
770-408-0625- Free
- Statewide
National Human Trafficking Hotline
If someone is forcing you to work, to have sex, or is holding your documents or your pay.
1-888-373-7888Or text 233733
- Free
- 24/7
- Text available
- Español
Somewhere to sleep tonight
Start with 211 — they know which beds are actually open tonight, which a website cannot tell you. Call early in the day if you can; most shelters fill by evening.
211 (United Way of Georgia)
Dial 2-1-1 and a real person will look up shelter beds, food, and rent help near you.
211- Free
- Statewide
- Español
211 — Augusta and the CSRA
The regional 211 line for Augusta and the Central Savannah River Area, if the statewide number does not connect you locally.
706-826-1495- Free
Gateway Center
The main front door to shelter and housing services in downtown Atlanta.
404-215-6600- Free
- Metro Atlanta
Covenant House Georgia
Crisis shelter, food, showers, laundry, and case management for young people 16–24. Everything is free.
404-589-0163Youth line404-713-0954- Free
- 24/7
- Youth
- Faith-based
- Metro Atlanta
Lost-n-Found Youth
Housing, food, clothing, and help replacing a lost ID or birth certificate for LGBTQ+ young people.
678-856-7825You can call or text this number
- Free
- 24/7
- Youth
- Text available
- Metro Atlanta
HOPE Atlanta
One of the oldest housing agencies in the state. They do not run a shelter themselves, but they know which ones have beds and can refer you.
404-817-7070- Free
- Metro Atlanta
Atlanta Mission
Meals, shelter, counseling, job training, and recovery programs across four Atlanta locations.
404-588-4000- Free
- Faith-based
- Metro Atlanta
Before you goEmergency shelter and meals are given without conditions. The longer-term recovery and residential programs are explicitly Christian in structure. Ask which track you are being placed in and what it requires of you.
Help Inn Folk
Shared co-living houses — a private bedroom with shared kitchen and living space — for seniors, veterans, people leaving incarceration, students, and low-income adults. They also help set up Social Security, SSDI, and Medicaid.
888-424-4123- Metro Atlanta
Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless
The coordinating agency for shelter and housing in Savannah and Chatham County.
912-790-3400Main office912-977-4864- Free
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
If you served and you have nowhere to go, this line connects you straight to your nearest VA.
1-877-424-3838- Free
- 24/7
- Government
Georgia Domestic Violence Hotline
If it is not safe to go home, this line routes you to the nearest domestic violence shelter.
1-800-334-2836- Free
- 24/7
- Statewide
- Español
Food this week
Food pantries do not means-test the way benefits offices do. In most cases you can walk in, say you need food, and get food.
Atlanta Community Food Bank — food map
Enter your address and it lists pantries near you with the days and hours they hand out food.
Or text FINDFOOD to 888-976-2232 (Spanish: text COMIDA)
- Free
- Metro Atlanta
- Español
- Text available
Feeding Georgia
The statewide network. Find which of the eight regional food banks covers your county, then their pantry list.
- Free
- Statewide
SNAP (food stamps) — Georgia Gateway
Monthly money for groceries on a card. Applying is free and takes about 30–60 minutes online.
1-877-423-4746- Free
- Statewide
- Government
- Español
WIC and family food help — PowerLine
A bilingual line that connects pregnant women and families with young children to WIC and other food programs.
1-800-300-9003- Free
- Statewide
- Español
Meals for older adults — Georgia ADRC
Home-delivered and congregate meals for people 60+, arranged through your Area Agency on Aging.
1-866-552-4464- Statewide
- Government
Rent, power, and water
Ask before the shutoff or the filing if you possibly can — almost every program has more room to help when the account is behind than after service is cut or an eviction is filed.
LIHEAP — energy bill assistance
A payment made straight to your power or gas company to keep the heat or air on.
- Statewide
- Government
211 (United Way of Georgia)
The fastest way to find out which local church, agency, or fund still has rent or utility money this month.
211- Free
- Statewide
- Español
The Salvation Army
Emergency help with rent, utilities, food, and clothing through local corps offices across Georgia.
- Faith-based
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia
Help with rent, utilities, food, and prescriptions through parish-based conferences.
770-458-9607- Faith-based
Project SHARE
Emergency help with a power bill, rent, or a medical need, funded by utility customers and run by The Salvation Army. Statewide since 1985.
1-800-257-4273- Statewide
- Faith-based
Georgia Power Income-Qualified Discount
A standing monthly discount of up to $33.50 off your power bill — not a one-time grant, an ongoing reduction.
- Statewide
Georgia Legal Services / Atlanta Legal Aid
If you have been served with an eviction, a lawyer may be able to slow it down or stop it. Call the day you are served.
1-833-457-7529Metro Atlanta404-524-5811- Free
- Statewide
When home is not safe
You do not have to be sure. You do not have to have proof. You do not have to leave in order to call — these lines will talk through options with you either way. If you think your phone or computer is being monitored, call from somewhere else.
Georgia Domestic Violence Hotline
Connects you to the nearest certified shelter, plus safety planning, counseling, and help in court.
1-800-334-2836En español770-479-1703- Free
- 24/7
- Statewide
- Español
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call, text, or chat with an advocate any hour, from anywhere.
1-800-799-7233Or text START to 88788
- Free
- 24/7
- Text available
- Español
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Confidential support after sexual assault, whether it happened last night or years ago.
1-800-656-4673- Free
- 24/7
- Español
Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault (GNESA)
Find your local rape crisis center — 24-hour hotline, someone to go with you to the hospital, counseling, and legal advocacy.
- Free
- Statewide
Adult Protective Services
If an older adult or an adult with a disability is being hurt, neglected, or financially exploited.
1-866-552-4464- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Doctors, dentists, and prescriptions
Being uninsured does not mean going without care. Georgia has more than 100 free and charitable clinics, plus health centers that charge on a sliding scale based on what you make.
Georgia Charitable Care Network
A directory of free and low-cost clinics — medical, dental, mental health, and medication help.
- Free
- Statewide
- Sliding scale
Find a Health Center (FQHC finder)
Community health centers that see you regardless of insurance and charge on a sliding scale.
- Sliding scale
- Government
- Español
PowerLine (Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies)
A bilingual line that finds you a doctor who takes Medicaid, a dentist, low-cost care, HIV testing, or WIC.
1-800-300-9003- Free
- Statewide
- Español
Medicaid and PeachCare — Georgia Gateway
Health coverage for children, pregnant women, and some adults. Applying is free.
1-877-423-4746- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Before you goGeorgia did not expand Medicaid. Most adults without children, without a disability, and without a qualifying pregnancy do not qualify no matter how low their income. Georgia Pathways is the state’s narrow alternative, and it requires documented work or activity hours — see below.
Georgia Pathways to Coverage
Georgia's limited Medicaid pathway for low-income adults who can document 80 hours a month of work, school, or service.
- Statewide
- Government
Before you goWorth applying for, but go in with your eyes open. Enrollment has stayed near 8,000–11,000 people against a potentially eligible population of roughly 240,000, and applicants have run into portal failures, understaffed help lines, and repeated paperwork to prove the 80 hours. A federal GAO review found the program spent more on administration than on care. If you are denied, ask a legal aid office about appealing.
Good Samaritan Health Center
Medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health for uninsured and low-income people, on a sliding scale.
404-523-6571- Sliding scale
- Faith-based
- Metro Atlanta
- Español
Mercy Care
A community health center built around people who are homeless or uninsured — primary care, dental, behavioral health, and street medicine.
- Sliding scale
- Faith-based
- Metro Atlanta
NeedyMeds
Finds programs that cut the cost of a specific prescription, plus a free drug discount card.
1-800-503-6897- Free
Counseling and ongoing care
Crisis lines are for the worst hour. This is for the months after — an actual counselor, an actual prescriber, an actual plan.
Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL)
Beyond crisis calls, GCAL is the front door to publicly funded mental health and addiction services in Georgia.
1-800-715-4225- Free
- 24/7
- Statewide
- Government
Community Service Boards (CSBs)
Georgia’s public mental health and addiction clinics. They serve people with Medicaid and people with no insurance at all.
1-800-715-4225- Sliding scale
- Statewide
- Government
Mental Health America of Georgia
Help figuring out what kind of care you need and who near you provides it.
- Free
- Statewide
Open Path Collective
Therapy at a reduced rate per session with private-practice therapists who set aside sliding-scale slots.
- Sliding scale
NAMI Georgia
Free support groups and education classes for people living with mental illness and for their families.
770-408-0625- Free
- Statewide
Drinking, drugs, and recovery
You do not have to be ready to quit to call any of these. Staying alive comes first — everything else can follow.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential referral to treatment, any hour. They will find options that match what you can pay.
1-800-662-4357- Free
- 24/7
- Español
- Government
FindTreatment.gov
Search treatment programs by your zip code and filter by what kind of care and what payment they take.
- Free
- Government
Before you goListing does not mean vetting. Before committing, ask directly: is this licensed, is it staffed by medical professionals, is unpaid labor part of the program, and can I leave when I want. Some faith-based residential programs are structured as work programs rather than licensed treatment.
Georgia Council for Recovery
Peer support from people in recovery themselves, plus recovery community organizations across the state.
- Free
- Statewide
Georgia Overdose Prevention — free naloxone
Free naloxone (Narcan) mailed to you, usually within about 48 hours. It reverses an opioid overdose.
- Free
- Statewide
Alcoholics Anonymous / Narcotics Anonymous
Free peer meetings almost everywhere in Georgia, most days, including online.
- Free
- Statewide
Celebrate Recovery
A Christ-centered recovery program hosted by churches across Georgia.
- Free
- Faith-based
Before you goExplicitly Christian by design — Scripture and prayer are central to the program, not optional. A good fit if you want that. If you do not, AA, NA, SMART Recovery, or a licensed program will serve you better.
Pregnancy, babies, and young children
Prenatal care, formula, diapers, car seats, and coverage for your child are all things Georgia has programs for. Start with PowerLine — it is one call for most of it.
PowerLine (Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies)
One bilingual call that connects you to prenatal care, WIC, a Medicaid doctor, dental care, and more.
1-800-300-9003- Free
- Statewide
- Español
Help Me Grow Georgia
Free help finding developmental screening, early intervention, and family support for children.
- Free
- Statewide
Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids
Health coverage for children and for pregnancy. Children qualify at incomes well above the adult limits.
1-877-423-4746- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Planning for Healthy Babies (P4HB)
Georgia Medicaid program covering family planning and, for some women, care between pregnancies.
- Statewide
- Government
A note on "pregnancy resource centers"
Georgia has many centers advertising free ultrasounds and pregnancy help. Some are genuinely helpful for diapers, clothing, and parenting classes.
Before you goMany are not licensed medical facilities and are not required to meet medical standards or give complete, accurate information about your options. Studies of these centers have found a majority of sites carrying misleading medical claims. Before you go, ask plainly whether licensed medical staff are on site and what the center will and will not discuss. For unbiased medical care, use a licensed clinic, an FQHC, or PowerLine above.
If you served
A bad discharge does not automatically disqualify you, and neither does never having enrolled in VA care. It is worth calling to find out.
Veterans Crisis Line
Confidential support any hour, staffed largely by veterans and their families.
988, then press 1Or text 838255
- Free
- 24/7
- Text available
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
Free and confidential, any hour, connecting you to housing help at your nearest VA.
1-877-424-3838- Free
- 24/7
- Government
Georgia Department of Veterans Service
Free state help filing for the benefits you earned — disability, pension, education, survivor benefits.
- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
Rapid rehousing and eviction prevention for veteran families, delivered by local partners.
- Government
Georgia DOL Veterans Resource Directory
Employment help, priority job placement, and training for veterans.
- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Legal help you do not pay for
These handle civil matters — eviction, benefits denials, custody, debt, domestic violence protective orders. For criminal charges, ask the court for a public defender.
Georgia Legal Services Program
Free civil legal help in the 154 counties outside metro Atlanta.
1-833-457-7529- Free
- Statewide
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Free civil legal help in Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Cobb, and Gwinnett.
404-524-5811- Free
- Metro Atlanta
Georgia Senior Legal Aid
Free legal help for Georgians 60 and older.
404-389-9992- Free
- Statewide
GeorgiaLegalAid.org
Plain-language explanations of your rights, plus court forms you can fill out yourself.
- Free
- Statewide
Coming home from incarceration
The first weeks are the hardest: an ID, an address, a job, and a record that follows you into all three. These are the places that work on exactly that.
Georgia Justice Project
Free legal help clearing or restricting a record, plus pardons and the practical barriers that come with a record.
- Free
- Statewide
Reentry Partnership Housing
Housing for people leaving prison under parole or probation supervision who have nowhere to go.
- Government
- Statewide
Georgia Department of Labor
Job placement and training. Some employers hiring through DOL work specifically with people who have records.
- Free
- Statewide
- Government
211 (United Way of Georgia)
For the immediate things — clothes for an interview, a bus pass, food, a place to sleep.
211- Free
- Statewide
Immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers
Emergency rooms, food pantries, domestic violence shelters, and crisis lines do not ask about immigration status. Some benefit programs do.
New American Pathways
Resettlement support and low-cost immigration legal help for refugees, asylees, and low-income immigrants.
- Metro Atlanta
- Sliding scale
Catholic Charities Atlanta — Immigration Legal Services
Immigration legal help for people who cannot afford a private attorney. You do not need to be Catholic.
- Faith-based
- Metro Atlanta
- Sliding scale
National Immigration Legal Services Directory
Find nonprofit immigration legal providers near you, filtered by what they handle.
- Free
Before you goOnly a licensed attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative can legally give immigration advice. A "notario" or immigration consultant cannot, and bad filings can cost you your case. Verify accreditation before you pay anyone.
Georgia Domestic Violence Hotline
Domestic violence services in Georgia do not require immigration status, and survivors may have their own immigration options.
1-800-334-2836En español770-479-1703- Free
- 24/7
- Statewide
- Español
Older adults and people with disabilities
One number covers most of this. Georgia’s ADRC serves all 159 counties and can start almost any of these conversations.
Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC)
One call for in-home care, meals, transportation, caregiver support, and benefits counseling.
1-866-552-4464- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Adult Protective Services
Report abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an older adult or an adult with a disability.
1-866-552-4464- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Georgia Senior Legal Aid
Free civil legal help for Georgians 60 and older.
404-389-9992- Free
- Statewide
Georgia Advocacy Office
Georgia's official protection and advocacy agency for people with disabilities — free help defending your rights.
1-800-537-2329Local / TDD404-885-1234- Free
- Statewide
Center for the Visually Impaired
Rehabilitation, training, and daily-living support for people losing or without sight.
404-875-9011- Metro Atlanta
Georgia Relay
Free statewide phone relay for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have a speech disability. Dial 711.
711- Free
- 24/7
- Statewide
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Advocacy, information, and help navigating disability services in Georgia.
- Free
- Statewide
Work, ID, and benefits
An ID unlocks almost everything else — a job, a lease, a bank account, a benefits application. If you are missing one, start there.
Georgia Department of Labor
Career centers across the state for job placement, training, and unemployment claims.
- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Georgia Gateway
One application for SNAP, Medicaid, PeachCare, TANF, and childcare help.
1-877-423-4746- Free
- Statewide
- Government
- Español
Goodwill of North Georgia
Free career centers — résumé help, computer access, interview clothes, and job training in trades like welding and healthcare.
- Free
- Metro Atlanta
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA)
Pays for training, equipment, and job placement for people whose disability is a barrier to working.
- Free
- Statewide
- Government
Georgia birth certificate (Vital Records)
Order a certified copy of a Georgia birth certificate — usually the first document you need to get an ID.
- Statewide
- Government
211 (United Way of Georgia)
Ask specifically for help with ID replacement, bus passes, work clothes, or tools — local funds exist for all of it.
211- Free
- Statewide
If you want to talk to a church
Only if you want to. Everything above works whether or not you ever set foot in a church, and nothing on this page is conditioned on believing anything.
The Salvation Army
Practical help — rent, utilities, food, clothing, disaster relief — through local corps across Georgia.
- Faith-based
Catholic Charities Atlanta
Counseling, immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, and family support. You do not need to be Catholic.
- Faith-based
- Metro Atlanta
- Sliding scale
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia
Parish-based help with rent, utilities, food, prescriptions, and furniture.
770-458-9607- Faith-based
A word about faith-based help generally
Churches and faith-based agencies do an enormous share of the direct help in Georgia, and most give it freely with no strings.
Before you goA few condition help on attending a service, a class, or a program. That is worth knowing before you go, not after. It is always fair to ask on the phone: "Do I have to attend anything to receive help?" A good answer is a straight one.
About this list
Every number and link here was checked against the provider’s own site or the responsible state agency on August 24, 2026. Things change anyway — funds run out, hours move, programs close. If a number here does not work, dial 211. A real person will look up what is actually open today.
Where we know about a catch — a waiting list, an income limit, a program that requires you to attend something — we said so on the card. We would rather tell you before you drive across town than after.
This list is not complete, and it leans toward metro Atlanta in places simply because that is where more services are. If you know something that belongs here, or something here that has gone wrong, tell us at our support page.
Euangelion does not run any of these programs and cannot control what happens when you contact them. This page is information, not medical, legal, or financial advice.
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
Psalm 34:18
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